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Success Can Be A Game With Many Players: A Successful Organ Isation

1. Google aims to create a collaborative and friendly workplace culture through various perks and initiatives. Managers receive funds each quarter to reward employees or build teamwork through activities. 2. Surveys found that most Google Italy employees felt the company celebrates events and fosters a sense of "family". Offices have casual furniture and games to make the workspace feel fun. 3. While the work is challenging, employees have autonomy over their schedules and goals. The company emphasizes engaging and empowering staff.

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Success Can Be A Game With Many Players: A Successful Organ Isation

1. Google aims to create a collaborative and friendly workplace culture through various perks and initiatives. Managers receive funds each quarter to reward employees or build teamwork through activities. 2. Surveys found that most Google Italy employees felt the company celebrates events and fosters a sense of "family". Offices have casual furniture and games to make the workspace feel fun. 3. While the work is challenging, employees have autonomy over their schedules and goals. The company emphasizes engaging and empowering staff.

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UNIT 4 ..

ORGANISATION

READING IJ Read paragraph 1 of the article and choose the best definition for perks.
A successful a) happiness and confidence in the workplace
organ isation b) something your employer gives you in addition to your pay
c) high·quality food and drink

III Read the article. Look at these key phrases that summarise paragraphs 1-3.
Then write similar phrases for paragraphs 4-7.
1 Philosophy behind the perks
2 Competitions and celebratory funds
3 Celebrating special events / friendly place to work

II Decide if the statements are true (T) or false (Fl. Correct the false ones.
1 Google promotes the idea of staff getting together.
2 Every month, managers get money to build teamwork or reward staff.
3 Ninety per cent of Google Italy workers thought it was a friendly place to work.
4 The furniture in Google offices is different to that in most offices.

5 The work is challenging, and you need a university degree to work there.
6 Employees know what their objectives are and have the freedom to achieve them.
7 Employees have the opportunity to listen to well-known or important authors.

Success can be a game with many players


by Sarah Murray
winners . Managers also receive of the work itself is very challenging
a quanerly 'celebratory fund' 45 and interesting .' SHys Nick Creswell,
either 10 reward accomplishments the company's university programmes
20 or to build teamwork by going manager for Europe, the Middle
bowling, go-karting or dining ouI. East and Africa. 'And for the
The Best Workplaces survey type of people who really enjoy
indicates that such initiatives have 50 an intellectual challenge, that's the
a powerfu l effect. At Google italy. biggest appeal of working here.'
25 for example, 90 per cent of the Fostering this intellectual activity
employees agreed Ihal 'people is a policy giving employees a large
celebrate special events around here ' . degree of independence in deciding
One or the side effects of the free food Also i n ita ly 100 per cent agreed
, 55 how to work - both in terms of the
for Google staff is what is known that 'this is a friendly place to work' hours they work and how they do
as the 'Google 1 5 ' - the number of 30 and 96 per cent agreed that 'there is their jobs. 'There's a real culture of
pounds that employees typically gain a "family" or "team" feeling here' . autonomy and empowerment,' says
5 aher joining the Internet company. Another part of Google's objective Mr Creswell. 'Indiv iduals within the
But whether it is providing snacks is to make its workplace feel fUll . 60 business understand what their own

and gourmet meals in the canteen, Massage chairs, table-tennis tables, goals are within the context of their
annual skiing trips or games rooms at 35 video games, lava lamps, hamlllocks, teams, and they have a lot of freedom
the office. the phi losophy behind such beanbags , bicycles, large mbber balls, to go out and make those happen.'
10 perks is the same - gelling slaff to couches and scooters arc all part of Even when il comes 10 learning and
meet each other. interact in infomlal the furniture in Google offices. 65 development, many programmes are
settings and encourage teamwork. However. when it comes to the voluntary and informal. Often it may be
One way the company does this is 40 serious business of work, great a case of inviting university faculty in
to hold competitions in everything, emphasis is placed on engaging 10 discuss their latest research. Google
15 from office decorming to dancing employees. 'What makes Google (liso invites prominent writers to give
and football. with prizes for the a great workplace is that the nature 70 lunchtime talks about their books.

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UNIT 4 •• ORGANISATION

m Match these nouns from the article (1-5) to their meanings (a-e).
1 accomplishments (paragraph 2) a) important new plans to achieve an aim
2 initiatives (paragraph 3) b) success in doing something
3 autonomy (paragraph 6) c) giving people the power to do something

4 empowerment (paragraph 6) d) teaching staff

5 faculty (paragraph 7) e) independence/freedom to make your own


decisions

D Discuss these questions.


1 Would you like to work in a company like Google? Why? / Why not?
2 Would Google's philosophy work in your organisation? Why? / Why not?

3 Which of the perks or ideas mentioned in the article appeals to you the most?

LANGUAGE REVIEW We can combine two or more nouns in several ways.


Noun 1 's possessive: the company's logo
com bi nations 2 one noun used as an adjective: labour costs

3 phrases with of: director of operations


4 compound nouns forming one word: workforce

Match these examples from the article on page 38 to the categories above.
a) Internet company
b) culture of autonomy
c) Google's objective
d) teamwork =:l Grammar reference page 147

EI Find noun combinations in the article on page 38 and decide which category
they belong to.
1 's possessive 3 phrases with of
2 one noun used as an adjective 4 compound nouns forming one word

Il Underline the most suitable noun combination i n each group.


1 a) the meeting of today b) today's meeting c) today meeting
2 a) a letter of credit b) a credit's letter c) a letter'S credit
3 a) a business card b) a card of business c) a businesses' card
4 a) a data's base b) a base of data c) a database

Ii Compound nouns are sometimes formed with a number to make expressions


of measurement. Change these phrases to make compound nouns.
1 a plan which lasts for 10 years a l O - y ear plan
2 a hotel with five stars

3 a budget worth three million dollars


4 a presentation that lasts 20 minutes
5 a contract worth 200,000 dollars
6 an industrial empire which is 1 50 years old

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